Public Archaeology and What the Palmer Middens Tell Us About Past and Present Colorado Springs

Summary

This is an abstract from the session entitled "The Glen Eyrie Middens: Recent Research into the Lives of General William Jackson and Mary Lincoln “Queen” Palmer and their Estate in Western Colorado Springs, Colorado." , at the 2020 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology.

The Glen Eyrie Middens have given the City of Colorado Springs a rare opportunity to involve the general public in the excavation, interpretation, and presentation of a significant archaeological site. The discovery of these middens that are associated with the estate of the founder of the City of Colorado Springs conincides nicely with the sesquicentennial celebrations taking place over the course of the next two years. From public tours of the site during excavation, multiple presentations about the work, documentation by multiple media outlets, interprative signage, and a major museum exhibit, these archaeological sites have been, and continue to be an example of the myriad of ways archaeology can be used to interest the public in the richness of the past.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Society for Historical Archaeology 2020   •
• The Glen Eyrie Middens: Recent Research into the Lives of General William Jackson and Mary Lincoln “Queen” Palmer and their Estate in Western Colorado Springs, Colorado.

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Contact(s): Society for Historical Archaeology

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PaperId(s): 1045